John Avlon: Donald Trump is a serious drag on the Republican Party at this point. He says senior Republicans are loath to pin the blame for their poor midterm result on him because they're still scared he'll go after them. Avlon: Elected Republicans have just missed so many opportunities to break up with Donald Trump, and so at this point it looks like a bad relationship that they're not quite brave enough to leave.
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